Corrections: For the Record

Published: September 14, 2007

An article in Business Day yesterday about homeowners who face steep prepayment penalties on their mortgages gave an incorrect spelling in some copies for the surname of a Seattle lawyer who commented on the complexity of mortgage contracts. She is Melissa A. Huelsman, not Helmsman. The article also gave an incorrect spelling in some copies for the given name of a homeowner who says he cannot afford to refinance his house because of a $9,000 prepayment penalty. He is Timm Larson, not Tim.